Undisputed junior lightweight champion Alycia Baumgardner will return from a lengthy layoff Friday when she defends her titles against mandatory challenger Delfine Persoon. The fight will headline an all-female Global Combat Collective card at Lux St...
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Whether the listener wanted to hear it, whether the principled message was being delivered correctly, or whether Shields was saying things that made the status quo uncomfortable, there has remained a divide keeping the masses from comprehending the g...
There aren’t many major boxing matches remaining for Claressa Shields. That’s why Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) has hopped up and down in weight classes, recently jumping up to 175-pounds to capture a pair of world titles after previously being a titlehol...
Malissa Smith, a historian specializing in women’s boxing and an author of two books on the subject – including her recent release “The Promise of Women’s Boxing” – provided insight into the latest achievements of Claressa Shields. In Smith’s most re...
